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In 2006, Lord Hesketh's financial difficulties forced him to sell the family seat, Easton Neston, at Towcester, Northamptonshire—the only surviving completed house by the English baroque architect Nicholas Hawksmoor—and all furnishings of the house, including even the family portraits.
Baron Hesketh, of Hesketh in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 8th Baronet , [ 1 ] who had previously briefly represented Enfield in the House of Commons as a Conservative .
Lord Hesketh, in partnership with Anthony 'Bubbles' Horsley as driver, entered various Formula Three events around Europe in 1972, aiming simply to have as much fun as possible. Due partly to Horsley's lack of experience, there were few results. Hesketh ran his race team out of the stables at his Easton Neston family estate in Northamptonshire.
Hon. Frederick Fermor-Hesketh, 2nd Baron Hesketh (1916–1955) [2] Hon. John Breckinridge Fermor-Hesketh (1917–1961), who married Patricia Macaskie Cole in 1946. [6] Lord Hesketh died in July 1944, aged 62. As his eldest son Thomas was killed in an airplane accident in France in 1937, he was succeeded in his titles by his second son Frederick ...
The Baron Hesketh: 1935: Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh: Frederick Fermor-Hesketh The Baron Tweedsmuir: 1935: John William de l'Aigle Buchan, 4th Baron Tweedsmuir: John Buchan The Baron Wigram: 1935: Andrew Wigram, 3rd Baron Wigram: Harry Wigram The Baron Riverdale: 1935: Anthony Balfour, 3rd Baron Riverdale: David Balfour (uncle ...
Lord Hesketh: the Conservative Party politician, formally titled Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh. Hesketh Racing: the 1970s Formula One racing team, formed by Alexander Hesketh; Hesketh Motorcycles: the motorcycle brand, formed by Alexander Hesketh; Chris Hesketh, English rugby league footballer; Kenneth Hesketh, British composer
Born Thomas George Hesketh, he was the second son of Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh, 5th Baronet, and Lady Anna Maria Isabella Fermor, daughter of Thomas Fermor, 4th Earl of Pomfret. In 1867 he and his father assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Fermor and in 1876 he succeeded his elder brother as 7th Baronet of Rufford .
The latter was raised in 1692 to the Peerage of England as Baron Leominster [n 2], in the County of Hereford. His eldest son was elevated to become Earl of Pomfret in 1721. The latter was succeeded by his son, who became a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to George III and sold the manor of Westoning in 1767 to John Everitt. [ 3 ]